Excessive Heat and Your Pets and Livestock
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Extreme heat situations can impact animal health as well as human health. Animals can overheat, suffer dehydration, and even die in hot weather. Protect your animals during extreme heat situations. Use this checklist to make plans for your pets and livestock before, during, and after an extreme heat situation. |
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Pet Resources
Warm Weather Pet Safety
Website containing hot weather tips for pets.
American Veterinary Medical Association
Website containing hot weather tips for pets.
American Veterinary Medical Association
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Pet Resources
Heat Stress, Fairs, and Achievement Days: Keeping Animals Cool
Factsheet discussing heat stress considerations for various animal species.
South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service
Factsheet discussing heat stress considerations for various animal species.
South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service
Livestock Resources
Feedlot Heat Stress Checklist
A checklist that aids producers in developing a plan for managing heat stress in feedlot cattle and employees.
University of Nebraska, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center
A checklist that aids producers in developing a plan for managing heat stress in feedlot cattle and employees.
University of Nebraska, Great Plains Veterinary Education Center
Heat Stress in Dairy Cattle
Factsheet includes indicators of heat stress, suggestions for reducing heat stress in dairy cattle.
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service
Factsheet includes indicators of heat stress, suggestions for reducing heat stress in dairy cattle.
University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service
Heat stress in swine affects production
Factsheet discussing ways to reduce heat stress in pigs.
University of Minnesota Extension
Factsheet discussing ways to reduce heat stress in pigs.
University of Minnesota Extension
Heat Stress, Fairs, and Achievement Days: Keeping Animals Cool
Factsheet discussing heat stress considerations for various animal species.
South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service
Factsheet discussing heat stress considerations for various animal species.
South Dakota State University Cooperative Extension Service
Hot Weather Management of Poultry
Management advice for decreasing the adverse effects of heat within a poultry house.
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Services
Management advice for decreasing the adverse effects of heat within a poultry house.
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Services
Managing Heat Stress in Feedlot Cattle
Factsheet discussing ways to manage heat stress in feedlot operations.
University of Minnesota Extension
Factsheet discussing ways to manage heat stress in feedlot operations.
University of Minnesota Extension
Managing Heat Stress in Horses
Factsheet containing tips for reducing heat stress in horses.
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Factsheet containing tips for reducing heat stress in horses.
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Protecting Livestock from Heat
Factsheet describing strategies and procedures for keep livestock well during excessive heat.
University of Wisconsin Extension
Factsheet describing strategies and procedures for keep livestock well during excessive heat.
University of Wisconsin Extension
Reducing Heat Stress in the Holding Pens
Document containing suggestions for reducing heat stress in dairy holding areas.
Kansas State University
Document containing suggestions for reducing heat stress in dairy holding areas.
Kansas State University
Tips for Keeping Dairy Cows Cool
Management suggestions to aid in keeping dairy cattle cool.
University of Minnesota Extension
Management suggestions to aid in keeping dairy cattle cool.
University of Minnesota Extension